Ellerman Family Vacation 2013: Day 2, Boston

Oooweeee. Our dogs are barking today. We had a great, great day. And I have a lot, a lot of pictures for you.

First up, the T train to the wharf. We're such seasoned travelers. We went eastbound and down. Loaded up and truckin.

We had to hurry, because we had a boat to catch. Off to the Boston Harbor Islands, first stop Spectacle Island for a little hiking and beach exploring. We spent a few calm and quiet hours here. And maybe some complaining, but whatcha gonna do. They're five.

Next a quick ferry ride to Georges Island for a picnic and Fort Warren. And a mere handful of whiny moments easily squelched with snacks. 

A quick ferry ride later we were back on mainland and it being early dinnertime, and we were famished. Our flight attendant yesterday recommended two places in North End, Boston's italian district, so we took a little walk that way to find the best pizza we've had yet. Who cares if we had to wait in the hot sun for 20 minutes to get it? 

The boys each had three, THREE pieces of pizza. Walking 5-6 miles will make a boy hungry. And because we, when in Rome do like the Romans, we went to the other recommended place, Mike's Pastry's. Because what does a belly full of pizza need? Cannoli. 

This place was packed. PACKED. Being as short as I am, I was in a sea of boobs and armpits, and the boys saw nothing but crotches. I tried to get a few pics, but it was hard.

 We made our way back to the waterfront to sit and enjoy. I can speak highly of the espresso cannoli. Amaretto and chocolate chip were also well received. Note the Ellerman cannoli eating grimace all three Ellerman boys made.

 After all that we sat back and digested and enjoyed the view. Water one way, and skyline the other. Ahhh.

And so we concluded our first full day here. I would blog more about how we enjoyed the day but the air around me is filled with snores, so I best leave you with one or two more pictures of our trip back to the hotel and sign off. Until tomorrow!

Ellerman Family Vacation 2013: Boston, Day 1

Oh, how I love this city. I had great plans of moving here once I graduated from college, but a certain redhead derailed those. Can't exactly hold it against him, things turned out just fine. But man, I love this place.

Our travel here was good. Flight was good, public transit was good, the walking we had to do was good. And by good, I mean we had to carry all the boys stuff and constantly monitor them. You know, the usual.

We we ravenous when we got to our hotel so we checked in, dumped our bags in the room and went in search of some food. We got a little distracted on our walk.

Our hotel is near Chinatown, and when in Rome, we eat like Romans. Today's lunch was Vietnamese Bahn Mai. I'd never had that, but turns out that is Vietnamese for damn delicious. They;re basically subs, in the most crusty and delicious bread with really tasty meat inside.

The boys had to be convinced to try the new food, but once they did, they loved it. 

With full belly, we napped. For a long time. A really long time. And it was great. Now the rest of the pics were taken with the iPhone, so the quality is not great. Once we got up from the nap we headed to Boston Common, and someone may have been so excited to get moving that she forgot the good camera in the room. 

The weather is breezy, but beautiful.

We encountered some fierce and cool sea dragons.

And rounded out our day with some food and a stop at an Asian bakery for dessert. Yummy and interesting treats. 

 This guy let me try his.

 I asked Cole if I could try a bite of his, but he said that was how germs spread.

 Bellies are full and we are relaxing and getting ready for Day 2.

En route

Ellerman family vacation 2013 has commenced! And boy, our little dudes are great travelers. Oupa's car, airplane, bus transit, walked a good bit , we've done it all! 

And now we will nap. 

In Motion...

As promised, a few short clips of the boys at their first tball game.

Grady at bat, this is his 3rd time at bat. During his second he had a great hit out of the air, and here you'll see a little hit off the tee.

And here comes the wee dude. Coach needs to keep an eye on the ball. Good thing he still has quick reflexes.

Now lets check out the running. Here you will see a wee little mini baseball player with a helmet (not the kid in the red hat) about the middle of the screen kicking the dirt off of second base. That is Cole. He was highly disgusted at the dirtiness of the base and kept cleaning it until someone yelled for him to start running.

And here is G, running from 3rd. 

Another game today at 3!